Hair curling device



Nov. 14, 1933. R. PEZZELLA HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed March 30, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet l NOV. 14, 1933- PEZZELLA HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed March30, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 duouwu Patented Nov. 14,1933

UNETD STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,935,277 ,IIAIR CURLING DEVICE V RoccoPezzella,*Washingt on, D; C. 7

Application March 30,1932. semi No. 602.054

Claims. (01. 132-33) In the curling of hair on the human head it is thecustom to take individual locks, wind them around a mandrel or rod, andwhile so wound, subject the same to a "steam treatment. The

I winding operation in order to secure genuinelybeautiiul effectsrequires muchcare and. experience, andup to thepresent time has beenmost successfully accomplished'by wrapping the hair by hand. Numerousdevices have been proposed 10 for mechanically winding the locks of hairon the mandrel, but experience has demonstrated that these .donotnicely-place the lockin flattened condition as it should be, noreffectively hold the look after it has been wound. A careful study ofthe hand'operation-by an expert shows certain successive'actions by thethumbs and fingers of the operator in winding and. properly-laying thehair on the mandrel.

. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a mechanicalwinding device for the purpose that will simulate to a marked degree theoperations of the human fingers'and thumbs, and actually improveon suchaction by being constantly in engagement with the lock' of hair duringthe windingoperation, as distinguished from the human fingers which mustmove from place to place and thus at intervals b free from the hairthat-is being wound. In applyinga lockof hair to a mandrel or rod theconvolutions should be placed counter-clock-- wise in order to obtainthe besteffects. There are two generally recognized forms of wrappingover the other until the entire lock is wound.-

'A further and important object of the present invention is to provide adevice which willv wind the locks of hair in either manner.

Still another object is to provide a structure which may belleftontheirod after a lock has been wound thereon and will act as aneffective securing-means to hold thewound lock in place duringtreatment; "1 I The-preferred embodiment of the invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein duces what is known 'asthe ringletcurl. In.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the winder inpla'ce ona rod ormandrel and'indi-' eating theparts that correspond to the fingers andthumbs of the human hand during a winding operation. r

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the winding device on the mandrel.

Figure 3 is also a view in elevation on a different side from that shownin Figure 2, and illustrating a lock of hair at the beginning of thewrapping operation.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the device at substantially thecompletion of a fiat spiral wind. f v r Figure la is a side elevationbut illustrating the device when a croquignole wind is made.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the winding device, v

Figure '6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on'the line 66 ofFigure 5.

Figure 7 is a sectional viewon the line '17 of Figure 4a. I

s Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 88 ofFigure 5. I

The device as shown'consists of a body 9, preierably of aluminum orother suitable material,

and having a longitudinal bore10 adapted to receive a mandrel or' rod 11on which the device is rotatable. g r y y In one end of this device isan internal throat 12 that opens through said end and tapers rearwardlytherefrom so that it will have an unshouldered junction 13 with the bore10. One side of the endportion of the body having the throat 12 is cutaway to produce a mouth I4. that opens into the throat 12-and also opensthrough the same end of the body, through which said throat 12 opens.This mouth, as will'be evident .by reference particularly to Figures 2and l, has a'wide freely open end at the end of the body. One of theside walls 15 of the mouth has an internal rounded thickened portion 16which corresponds somewhat to the form of the ball of a human finger.The opposite side wall 17 has a corresponding internal thickened por-'tion 18. Projecting into the mouth 14 from its inner end and towards itsouter'open end, is a tongue piece 19 which tapers towards its free end,as will be clear by reference to Figure 2. In order to lighten the bodyit is preferably cut away at various points as shown at 20, producingopenings or slots. In order that the device may be placed close to thescalp and thus permit the hair to be wound'at a point beginning close tothe head, the end of the body on the side directly opposite the open endof the mouth is recessed or notched as shown at 20d. For the purpose oftensioning the lock of hair, while it is being wound, a pair of clampingjaws are provided.

One of these is designated 21 and is preferably hingedly mounted asshown at 22 on the body. The jaw may carry a friction piece 23 that willbear upon the lock of hair as shown in Figure 4. This structure may beon the order of the clamping device disclosed in my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 529,176. The other jaw is designated 24 and isof the same general structure. As will be noted, by a comparison ofFigures 4. and la the two jaws 21 and 24 are differently disposed on thebody, the jaw 21 being located diagonally in rear of the mouth l l, andthe jaw 24 being located longitudinally of the body and at one side ofthe mouth.

Considering Figure 1 wherein is shown not only the winding device, buthuman hands, the position of the hands is substantially that of anexpert in winding-the hair by hand and withoutthe device. It will benoted that the thumb A of the left hand is pressing upon the convolutionthat has been completed, while the index finger B will press upon thelock of hair'just at the point where the next convolution is beingformed. The thumb C and the index finger D of the right hand are notonly holding the free portion of the lock of hair and applying it to themandrel or rod, but the thumb C is also flattening the lock and pressingit on the rod. As the hair is wound it will be evident that the thumbsand fingers must be moved from point to point, it being understood ofcourse that at least one thumb or finger is always in position toprevent any tendency of the lock to unwind. If now the parts of themechanical device herein disclosed are considered in connection with thepositions of the fingers, it will be noted that the wall 15 of the mouthand the thickened portion 16 act precisely the same as the finger B ofthe left hand in. that these portions are pressing on the look at thepoint of its application to the mandrel. In like manner the thickened orballed portion 18 of the opposite wall 17 of the mouth is pressing onthe underlying convolution that has been previously made and is actingin the same manner as the thumb A of the left hand. The tongue 19 is atthe same time taking the place of the thumb C in that it is flatteningthe look just prior to its application to the mandrel or rod, while oneof the clamping devices 21 or 24 (see Figures 4 and 4a) is acting in thecapacity of. the combined thumb C and finger D, in not only laying thelock in flattened condition, but putting frictional resistance thereonso that a properly tightened winding operation is assured. Obviously asthese parts are always in action on the lock, they are continuouslyperforming their respective functions as against the'fingers which must'move from place toqplace and individually be disengaged at times fromthe hair.

, As will be clear by a comparison of Figures 4-. and 4a, when a spiralwind for the production of ringlet curls is desired, the lock of hair ispassed through the friction device 21 and as the device is rotatedcounter-clockwise on the rod or mandrel 11 a long-spiral wind will beobtained. If a croquignole wind is desired, then the hair is after whichthe device will shift slightly and more such convolutions will be madeuntil the entire lock of hair is wound.

The winder is thus adapted for use in the production of either form ofwinding operation. When a lock has been completely wound, it is onlynecessary to give one or two extra turns to the winder and crowd itslightly toward the wrapped hair, whereupon because of the unshoulderedjuncture between the tapered throat and the bore 10 the device willeffectively clamp itself and thus hold the hair during the steam orother treatment. This clamping action is furthermore assisted by theballed portions 16 and 18, which as has been noted, do not howeverconstitute a sharp shoulder against the clamping operation.

From the foregoing, .it is-thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the, herein described invention will be apparcut tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that'various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minordetails of construction maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

v What I claim, is:

1 A hair winding device for rotatable mount ing on a mandrel and havinga hair receiving mouth provided with opposite side walls each having aninternal balled portion, said balled portions cooperatively pressing, onthe lock of hair as it is wound on the mandrel by the rotation of thedevice in one direction. 7

2. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and havinga hair receiving. mouth provided with opposite side walls, each of saidwalls having an internal balled portion, said balled portionscooperatively pressing on thelock of hair as it is wound on the mandrelby the rotation of the device in one direction. 7

3. A hair winding device for rotatablemounting on a mandrel andihaving ahair receiving mouth provided with an outer receiving end and atongueprojecting'into the same from its inner end portion toward said outerend. 7

4. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and havinga hair receiving mouth having an open outer end provided with.

opposite side walls both having means for guiding and shaping the lockof hair as it is wound on the mandrel,- and a tongue projecting into themouth from itsinner end portion and extending toward said outer end.

5. A hair winding device for rotatable mountposed mouth havin fl Wideouter open end that.

opens through the end of the device andhaving unlapped spaced oppositeside walls adapted to bear respectively upon successive wraps of hair.

'7. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel andcomprising a rotatable body having a bore therethrough for receiving amandrel, said body having an enlarged open ended internal throat at oneend and a longitudinally disposed mouth that opens through a sidewall'and one end, the opposite walls of the mouth being unlapped andspaced apart and 8. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on amandrel and comprising a rotatable body having a bore therethrough forvreceiving a mandrel, said body having an enlarged inwardly taperedinternal throat that has an unshouldered juncture with the bore, and amouth that opens through a side wall and one-end, the opposite walls ofthe mouth operating to press upon the hair wrapped on the mandrel bysaid device.

9. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel and havinga hair receiving mouth provided with opposite side walls, both havingmeans for guiding and shaping the lock of hair as it is wound on themandrel, and means on the device for placing tension on the hair as thedevice is rotated.

10. A hair winding device for rotatable mounting on a mandrel andcomprising a rotatable body having a bore therethrough for receiving amandrel, said body having an enlarged inwardly tapered internal throatthat has an unshouldered juncture with the bore, a mouth that opensthrough a side wall and one end, the opposite walls of the mouthoperating to pressiupon the hair wrapped on the mandrel by said device,a generally tapered hair pressing tongue extending into the mouthtowards its open end, and means Rocco PEZZELLA.

